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3 years ago

Harriet Tubman Replacing Andrew Jackson on $20

The U.S. Treasury Department announced Wednesday that abolitionist icon Harriet Tubman will replace President Andrew Jackson’s visage on the front of the $20 bill. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew had previously indicated that Founding Father Alexander Hamilton would remain on the $10 bill, while the back of the ten-spot will feature a group of female American suffrage icons. Treasury also announced that the $5 bill will feature Martin Luther King, Jr. on the back; and that Jackson will find a new home on the back side of the $20.